It has been reported that Mildred Hill was a kindergarten and Sunday-school teacher, like her younger sister Patty.
[citation needed] Prof. Robert Brauneis, after extensively researching the Hill family, has concluded that she was not a kindergarten teacher.
[2] She moved into music, teaching, composing, performing, and specializing in the study of Negro spirituals.
[7] Song Stories for the Kindergarten had over 20 editions, and the words were translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Swedish.
[9] Its popularity continued to grow through the 1930s, with no author identified for the new lyrics, nor credit given for the melody from "Good Morning to You".